Clear Lake JV teams win two; M'town teams split

LAKEPORT -- In a game during which the lead changed hands three times in the final minute, the Clear Lake Cardinals held off the Kelseyville Knights 47-46 in North Central League I junior varsity boys' basketball action on Friday in Lakeport.

Clear Lake's Jared Strate popped in a basket with 50 seconds remaining to account for the final margin. Seconds earlier it was Kelseyville's Victor Fernandez knocking down a shot to put the Knights up 46-45. Before that, Clear Lake's Sean Ford found the range on a 3-pointer to give the Cardinals a 45-44 lead.

Clear Lake outscored Kelseyville 16-5 in the fourth quarter to wipe out a 10-point Kelseyville lead entering the final period.

"We won that game because of our defense, that's for sure," Clear Lake coach Phil Psalmonds said.